The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-05-23
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Billy WEIGH. the well Known minstrel, is
dead.
A liver and white setter pup is advertised
as lost.
The Kinau brought exactly 5000 bags of
sugar yesterday.
The band did not play at Emma Square
Saturday afternoon.
The Y NJ. c. A. bookkeeping class meets
at O'Clock this evening.
The steamer Mokolii brings news of
plenty of rain on Molokai.
The Royal Mail steamer Alameda ar
rived at Sydney May 9Th.
The variety performance on Saturday
evening was slimly attended.
Four passengers returned from the Vol
cano yesterday by the Kinau.
Mr. Charles J. FisheTs semi-annual
remnant sale begins this morning.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Judd returned
from Hilo by the Kinau yesterday.
A passbook on Bishop & Co.'S Savings
Bank has been lost. See advertisement.
Attention is called to notice in another
COLUMN Dy OTuer Vi the DOdTu VI Inspectors
of Animals.
There will be a general meeting of the
Honolulu Rifles at the Armory this even
ing at 80 o'clock.
For late San Francisco papers, Captain
w. r. Perriman of the Planter has the
thanks of the ADVERTISER.
Owing to the stormy weather there was
no entertainment by the Blue Ribbon
League on Saturday evening.
There was clean docket at the Police
Court on Saturday morning. His Honor
is still waiting for pair of white kid
gloves.
The Jubilee stakes, 5000 guineas, run at
Kempton Park, England, May 9TH, was
won by Mr. H T. Barclays Bendigo, the
favorite.
Mr. Sidney Dickinson, NJ. A., returned
from the Volcano yesterday. He COM
mences his lectures this evening at the
Y. NJ. c. A. Hall.
The Honolulu Almanac and Directory"
for 1887 is now on sale at j. H. SOper's
and A NJ. Hewett's news depots, and at
this office. Price, 90 cents.
This evening at 7 80 o'clock the annual
meeting of the British Benevolent Society
will be held at the rooms of the British
Club. A full attendance is desired.
Captain E. P Drew and Chief Officer
Headland OF the brig Claus Spreckels, and
Mr. E. c. Winston, have the thanks of the
ADVERTISER for late San Francisco papers.
The Honolulu Amateur Minstrels are
busily engaged rehearsing for their next |
entertainment They have got fine con- |
Guiding piece, which alone will be worth |
the price of admission.
The Pahala correspondent of the "Bulle-
tin" writes that on the morning of the 10th |
at 7 10 rather a severe shock of earthquake
was felt, and a somewhat lighter one on
18th at 2 80 a. M, and again on the 18th at
80 a. m. light shock.
-7---., .tion was to have been taken up at
the KaumakapiE Church yesterday for the |
building fund, but it was postponed until
Sunday, Mayss29th. Owing to the stormy !
weather the committee had been unable to |
canvas during the past week.
The San Francisco. "Call' of May 9Th |
saws: Matthew Turner will shortly |
launch at Benicia a new brig for Captain |
George Douglass and others, which will |
engage in the Hawaiian Island trade from
this port. Her cost will be $50, COO"
The S. F. Cali has long account of
trip around the world just completed by |
Cavalier Umbert Crispini performer on |
the violin, trombone, xylophone and other
instruments. He was in Honolulu Feb
ruary, 1884, and gave concerts at the Ha-
waiian Opera House.
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